www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Chris Matthewshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/chris-matthews/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Chris Matthewsen-usWed, 12 Apr 2017 16:50:18 -0400Chris Matthews, who said same thing in 2013, defends Spicer's Hitler remarkhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/chris-matthews-who-said-same-thing-2013-defends-sp/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews came to the defense of White House press secretary Sean Spicer for saying Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons during World War II &mdash; a line Mr. Matthews also used when talking about the Syrian Civil War in 2013.</p> <p>Mr. Matthews said Mr. Spicer was likely ...Bradford RichardsonWed, 12 Apr 2017 16:50:18 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/12/chris-matthews-who-said-same-thing-2013-defends-sp/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMainstream media loses its mind over Susan Ricehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/6/mainstream-media-loses-its-mind-over-susan-rice/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Just about the time the fever on the nut left seems to be subsiding there's another outbreak of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Normal-looking folk who sound like they escaped a Marx Bros. movie fall into a relapse.</p> <p>The bombshell that Susan Rice, Barack Obama's chief source of intelligence, was guilty of ...Wesley PrudenThu, 06 Apr 2017 21:42:05 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/6/mainstream-media-loses-its-mind-over-susan-rice/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews compares Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump to Uday and Qusay Husseinhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/28/chris-matthews-compares-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC host Chris Matthews on Monday compared Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's prominent roles in the White House to the power wielded by the late Saddam Hussein's two eldest sons during his reign in Iraq.</p> <p>"Do you think this bothers the country to have sort of a Romanov royal family ...Jessica ChasmarTue, 28 Mar 2017 11:00:07 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/28/chris-matthews-compares-jared-kushner-ivanka-trump/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJoe Biden says Democrats 'don't associate' with 'difficulty' of white working classhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/26/joe-biden-says-democrats-dont-associate-with-diffi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Vice President Joseph R. Biden told "Hardball" host Chris Matthews on Tuesday that the Democratic Party no longer understands white middle-class voters.</p> <p>An MSNBC exclusive interview with Mr. Biden this week included a moment where he talked about a disconnect between Democratic politicians and white voters. He said there was ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:32:42 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/26/joe-biden-says-democrats-dont-associate-with-diffi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSPeople on both sides of abortion debate recoil at Trump's 'punishment' remarkhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/3/people-on-both-sides-of-abortion-debate-recoil-at-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><img style="height:1px; width:1px;" alt="" src="https://beacon.deseretconnect.com/beacon.gif?cid=384302&amp;pid=62" data-storyid="211733" data-publisherid="62" />GOP frontrunner Donald Trump stumbled into political quicksand last week, alienating people on both sides of the abortion debate by saying women who obtain abortions should be punished.</p><p>Although Trump later retracted the remark, saying doctors should be held accountable, not women, the exchange ...Jennifer GrahamSun, 03 Apr 2016 09:12:38 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/3/people-on-both-sides-of-abortion-debate-recoil-at-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHillary Clinton caught on hot mic speculating about Christie's Trump endorsementhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/16/hillary-clinton-caught-on-hot-mic-speculating-abou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton was caught on a hot mic Monday speculating on why New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed "dangerous" GOP front-runner Donald Trump.</p> <p>The former secretary of state made the comments to MSNBC host Chris Matthews during a commercial break while taping a town hall.</p> <p>"You guys ...Jessica ChasmarWed, 16 Mar 2016 10:12:36 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/16/hillary-clinton-caught-on-hot-mic-speculating-abou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews slams Ted Cruz's 'troll-like quality': 'He operates below the level of human life'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/10/chris-matthews-slams-ted-cruzs-troll-like-quality-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC 's Chris Matthews didn't hold back his disdain for Ted Cruz Wednesday morning, saying the Republican candidate has "a troll-like quality" that "appeals to people's negativity" rather than their joy.</p> <p>"There's a troll-like quality to Cruz. He operates below the level of human life," the "Hardball" host said on ...Jessica ChasmarWed, 10 Feb 2016 16:26:04 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/feb/10/chris-matthews-slams-ted-cruzs-troll-like-quality-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSDebbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC chair, can't name differences between Democrats, socialistshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/31/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-chair-cant-name-diffe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was at a loss for words Thursday night after MSNBC's Chris Matthews pressed her on the differences between Democrats and socialists.</p> <p>"What is the difference between a Democrat and a socialist?" Mr. Matthews asked the Florida congresswoman.</p> <p>"I used to think there is ...Jessica ChasmarFri, 31 Jul 2015 11:16:41 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/31/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-chair-cant-name-diffe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTed Cruz: 'It makes me sad' to call for Supreme Court retention electionshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/9/ted-cruz-it-makes-me-sad-call-supreme-court-retent/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas says he's reluctant to call for judicial retention elections for the U.S. Supreme Court in the wake of recent decisions on Obamacare and gay marriage, but that he believes a majority of the justices are not honoring their oaths.</p> <p>"I am reluctant to call for ...David SherfinskiThu, 09 Jul 2015 08:09:55 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/9/ted-cruz-it-makes-me-sad-call-supreme-court-retent/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews: U.S. is being 'morally humiliated' by Islamic Statehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/17/chris-matthews-us-is-being-morally-humiliated-by-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, said the recent Islamic State beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians from Egypt is the latest in a line of terrorist assaults that have left America in a state of humiliation.</p> <p>Specifically, he said America was being "morally humiliated" by the terror group and ...Cheryl K. ChumleyTue, 17 Feb 2015 08:53:39 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/17/chris-matthews-us-is-being-morally-humiliated-by-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews: Tea party lawmakers 'not that far' from racistshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/7/chris-matthews-tea-party-lawmakers-not-far-racists/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball" on MSNBC, tied tea party-type Republicans to white supremacists, saying GOPers like Reps. Louie Gohmert and Ted Yoho aren't "that far" from possessing the same mentality as ex-KKK head David Duke.</p> <p>He made <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/msnbc-supremacists-scalise-gop/2015/01/07/id/616970/" target="_blank">the remarks</a> in context of discussing the fate of House ...Cheryl K. ChumleyWed, 07 Jan 2015 13:15:47 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/7/chris-matthews-tea-party-lawmakers-not-far-racists/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBill Maher calls Jonathan Gruber his 'soulmate,' likens Americans to dogs that won't take pillshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/22/bill-maher-calls-jonathan-gruber-his-soulmate-like/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher echoed Obamacare architect Jonothan Gruber's controversial comments that Americans are stupid on Friday night, saying "Gruber was right. He just said what people don't want to hear."</p> <p>Mr. Gruber, an M.I.T. Professor who helped draft the Affordable Care Act, came under fire this month ...Kellan HowellSat, 22 Nov 2014 09:40:33 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/22/bill-maher-calls-jonathan-gruber-his-soulmate-like/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews: Obama can't stop Keystone pipelinehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/16/chris-matthews-obama-cant-stop-keystone-pipeline/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Chris Matthews argued Sunday that the passage of the Keystone XL pipeline is imminent regardless of a veto from President Obama.</p> <p>"I think this time around he'll veto it. But it's going to come back again and time again," the MSNBC host said on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning, <a ...Jessica ChasmarSun, 16 Nov 2014 14:38:11 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/16/chris-matthews-obama-cant-stop-keystone-pipeline/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews to Obama: 'Dammit, you [can't] run a government on common ground!'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/6/chris-matthews-to-obama-dammit-you-cant-run-a-gove/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC's Chris Matthews was a bit outraged in the hours after President Obama's press conference on the midterm turnout, slamming the commander-in-chief's vow to reach out to the soon-to-be Republican majority in both houses of Congress as contrary to good governance.</p> <p>In reference to Mr. Obama's insistence that he was ...Cheryl K. ChumleyThu, 06 Nov 2014 08:43:52 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/6/chris-matthews-to-obama-dammit-you-cant-run-a-gove/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMSNBC's Chris Matthews: 'How does the president not read this as a rejection?'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/msnbcs-chris-matthews-how-does-the-president-not-r/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC Chris Matthews &mdash; the liberal television pundit who once famously said that President Obama's speaking skills sent a tingle up his leg &mdash; turned an Election Day critical eye to the commander-in-chief and asked: How can he not understand the Republican wave is a commentary on his leadership?</p> <p>Mr. ...Cheryl K. ChumleyWed, 05 Nov 2014 06:15:51 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/msnbcs-chris-matthews-how-does-the-president-not-r/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAlison Lundergan Grimes slammed by Democrats for ungracious concession speechhttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/alison-lundergan-grimes-slammed-by-democrats-for-u/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The hits to Alison Lundergan Grimes just keep on coming. Not only did she lose to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in her Senate bid by a wide margin, but shortly after, those of her own political ilk took to the national airwaves to slam <a href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?322482-1/alison-lundergan-grimes-concession-speech" target="_blank">her concession speech</a>, characterizing ...Cheryl K. ChumleyWed, 05 Nov 2014 07:22:13 -0500https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/5/alison-lundergan-grimes-slammed-by-democrats-for-u/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews to Obama: Stop pandering to ethnic groupshttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/9/chris-matthews-to-obama-stop-pandering-to-ethnic-g/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC host Chris Matthews criticized President Obama on Wednesday for gridlock in Washington on illegal immigration, arguing that he needs to quit pandering to ethnic groups and "get something done."</p> <p>Appearing on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/08/chris-matthews-says-obama-should-stop-pandering-to-ethnic-groups-video/" target="_blank">Mr. Matthews argued</a> that the reason illegal immigrants are flooding the U.S. ...Jessica ChasmarThu, 09 Oct 2014 10:12:45 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/9/chris-matthews-to-obama-stop-pandering-to-ethnic-g/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews' Benghazi defense for Hillary Clinton: 'Sometimes you get killed'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/11/chris-matthews-benghazi-defense-hillary-clinton-so/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NBC's "Hardball" host Chris Matthews used Thursday night's airing to give Hillary Clinton a new defense for what happened during the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya: "Sometimes you get killed."</p> <p>Speaking to a panel of guests, the host said that the former Secretary of State has to ...Douglas Ernst Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:41:09 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/11/chris-matthews-benghazi-defense-hillary-clinton-so/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews: Bergdahl swap was 'nasty deal, driven by our enemies'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/5/chris-matthews-bergdahl-swap-was-nasty-deal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC's Chris Matthews unloaded Wednesday night on the "nasty deal" made by the Obama administration in which five Taliban prisoners were released from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for suspected deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.</p> <p>The liberal host said during his closing monologue that contrary to what the White House is trying ...Jessica ChasmarThu, 05 Jun 2014 10:14:07 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/5/chris-matthews-bergdahl-swap-was-nasty-deal/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSChris Matthews slams Obama on VA as too focused on the 'P.R. of himself'https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/30/chris-matthews-slams-obama-va-too-focused-pr-himse/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MSNBC's Chris Matthews &mdash; who famously picked up the mocking nickname of "Tingles" for his adoring references to then-campaigner Barack Obama's speaking skills &mdash; took the unusual step of criticizing the president this week, calling out his handing of the VA scandal and suggesting stronger action was warranted.</p> <p>During a ...Cheryl K. ChumleyFri, 30 May 2014 07:31:03 -0400https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/30/chris-matthews-slams-obama-va-too-focused-pr-himse/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS